Top 40 Worldwide Albums 2012

01 Adele - 21 7 844 000 
02 One Direction - Up All Night 2 461 000 
03 Lana Del Rey - Born To Die 2 097 000 
04 Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto 1 812 000 
05 Gotye - Making Mirrors 1 553 000 
06 Justin Bieber - Believe 1 486 000 
07 Madonna - MDNA - 1 482 000 
08 Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball 1 416 000 *
09 Rihanna - Talk That Talk 1 345 000 
10 Adele - 19 1 311 000 
11 Lionel Richie - Tuskegee 1 281 000 
12 Whitney Houston - The Greatest Hits 1 280 000 
13 The Black Keys - El Camino 1 225 000 
14 Linkin Park - The Living Things 1 189 000 
15 David Guetta - Nothing But The Beat 1 161 000 
16 LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking 1 157 000 
17 Mr.Children - 2005-2010 Macro 1 127 000 
18 Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded 1 100 000 
19 Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans 1 068 000 
20 Mr.Children - 2001-2005 Micro 1 060 000 
21 Ed Sheeran - Plus 1 060 000 
22 Maroon 5 - Overexposed 1 050 000 
23 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 1 014 000 
24 Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures 964 000 
25 Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials 952 000 
26 Drake - Take Care 936 000 
27 Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas 894 000 
28 Emeli Sande - Our Version Of Events 892 000 
29 AKB 48 - 1830m 871 000 
30 Norah Jones - Little Broken Hearts 854 000 
31 Exile - Exile Japan 836 000 
32 Carrie Underwood - Blown Away 803 000 
33 Van Halen - A Different Kind Of Truth 800 000 
34 Kelly Clarkson - Stronger 781 000 
35 Lady Antebellum - Own The Night 730 000 
36 Jack White - Blunderbuss 727 000 
37 Fun. - Some Nights 724 000 
38 Nickelback - Here And Now 698 000 
39 John Mayer - Born And Raised 693 000 
40 Keisuke Kuwata - I Love You (Now & Forever) 685 000